HIPAA Violations Quiz

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is packed with information. The violations and penalities of HIPAA are many, and healthcare professionals should be aware of their existence and impact.

This quiz will evaluate your HIPAA violations knowledge and point out any weaknesses. The HIPAA Violations Quiz covers the important role of a HIPAA program in a healthcare facility.

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HIPAA Violations & Penalities

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This quiz will evaluate your knowledge of HIPAA Violations & Penalities. There is one correct answer for each question and no time limit on this quiz.

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Question 1

Under the Breech Notification Rules the covered entity is required to submit _______ logs of protected health information (PHI) breached to the Secretary of HHS.

A

monthly

B

weekly

C

bi-annual

D

annual

Question 2

Upcoding, split billing, and altering medical records in order to receive increased payment are all examples of:

A

non-compliance

B

abuse

C

fraud

Question 3

For HIPAA violations, there are criminal penalties of as much as $250,000 in fines and 10 years in prison if an offense is committed with the intent to sell, transfer, or use individually identifiable health information for commercial advantage, personal gain, or malicious harm.

A

False

B

True

Question 4

An emergency room physician may legally discuss your treatment in front of your friend when you ask your friend to come into the treatment room.

A

No

B

Yes

Question 5

This federal office enforces the HIPAA privacy standards.

A

CMS

B

OCR

C

DHHS

D

CDC

Question 5 Explanation:

Office of Civil Rights

Question 6

Documentation regarding patient information should be ideally disposed of by burning or by using a shredding device.

A

False

B

True

Question 7

While working at the hospital, you overhear a coworker's phone conversation. She is discussing confidential information with someone you think is her sister. You should...

A

not get involved

B

discuss what you heard with a coworker

C

report your suspicions to your supervisor

D

remain quiet

Question 8

Under HIPAA, the individual patient has the right to request to amend his/her health record.

A

False

B

True

Question 9

Under HIPAA, criminal penalties of as much as $50,000 in fines and 1 year in prison are in effect for covered entities that knowingly and illegally obtain or disclose identifiable health information.

A

True

B

False

Question 10

An exception to the right of privacy rule includes which of the following diagnoses?

A

Appendicitis

B

Child abuse

C

Pneumonia

D

Aplastic anemia

Question 11

This is a security-relevant chronological record that provides documentary evidence of the sequence of activities that have impacted a specific operation, procedure, or event.

A

Audit trail

B

Encryption

C

Risk analysis

D

Authenication

Question 12

Criminal penalties for the violation of HIPAA rules can involve as much as $100,000 in fines and 2 years in prison if an offense is committed under false pretenses.

Your nurse may not discuss your medical condition with your sister if you request her not to.

Question 14

Under normal circumstances, a patient does not have the right to obtain a copy of his or her confidential health information.

A

False

B

True

Question 15

Failure to comply with HIPAA can result in civil and criminal penalties.

A

True

B

False

Question 16

This is the amount of time elapsed since the date of occurrence in which it is permissible to report a violation of the Privacy Rule:

A

30 days

B

200 days

C

60 days

D

180 days

Question 17

A change or action implemented to eliminate the cause of a detected nonconformity to HIPAA rules:

A

Corrective action

B

Resolution agreement

C

Voluntary compliance

Question 18

Is it a violation of HIPAA for a covered entity to report information about cases of cancer to the state cancer registry?

A

No

B

Yes

Question 18 Explanation:

Reporting information about cases of cancer in accordance with the requirements of state authorizing statutes and regulations is permitted by HIPAA.
The Privacy Rule contains a specific provision authorizing covered entities to disclose protected health information as required by law.
In fact, penalties for failure to comply with state reporting are specified in state law and often consist of significant fines.
45 CFR 164.512(a)(1)

Question 19

Nurses having a conversation about a patient in a public area where the conversation can be overheard is a HIPAA violation.

A

False

B

True

Question 20

Penalties for HIPAA violations are:

A

tiered

B

minimal in dollar amount

C

civil penalties only

D

criminal penalties only

Question 21

After signing an authorization for release of patient information, the patient can revoke it.

A

True

B

False

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